Which to use
“levar” is a verb and “ligar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #522
- “levar” frequency rank
- #1,751
- “ligar” frequency rank
- 2273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | levar | ligar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transportar consigo | o mesmo que ligário |
Letter map: levar vs ligar
Shared letters muted; letters that set levar and ligar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: levar vs ligar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: levar is averb and ligaranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
levar is recorded at frequency rank #522, classified as averb. ligar is at rank #1,751, tagged as anoun, pronounced /li.ˈgaχ/ ouvir ^(fonte ?).
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2273, this pair ranks #73,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of levar vs ligar
Shared letters: alr. Private to "levar": ev. Private to "ligar": gi.
"levar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "ligar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "levar" and "ligar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "levar" or "ligar"?
Useful next steps
Pair "levar" vs "ligar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "levar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ligar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "levar" and "ligar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ligar vs logar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #73,156 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.